KYDS Hockey Players Try To Train Rotary President
KYDS Hockey, in response to a £250 donation from the Club, invited Duns Rotarians to a Training Session. President Eric went along to see for himself their enthusiasm for the sport.
Newly formed KYDS Hockey team invited President Eric, on behalf of Duns Rotary Club, to a training session in August. This followed up a presentation to the Club in April by Mary Weir and Julie Abbott about the initiative they had been leading in Duns for the previous 12 months to promote hockey as a sport for secondary school students. The Club supported the intiative with a donation of
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